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Police, emergency services and the Red Cross could not confirm reports of deaths during the protests.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"In Latin, this constellation is called Crux, the Southern Cross, which points toward the southernmost region of the planet, where Kank was discovered."
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The fire at the Utumishi Girls school started in the early hours of Thursday morning when the students were asleep, according to the Kenya Red Cross and police.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Victor Matheson, a sports economist at Holy Cross, called the Knicks’ Finals appearance a “perfect storm” of sky-high prices: a fixed supply and a highly wealthy set of potential local buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
This Red Cross nursing business had popped up about a year back when I had had the mumps and Daisy had read me a story about a Red Cross nurse.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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